Douglas Carswell
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Douglas Carswell is a British politician best known for being the first elected Member of Parliament for the UK Independence Party after defecting from the Conservative Party.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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human ⓘ |
| byElectionWon | Clacton by-election, 2014 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Daniel Hannan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constituencyRepresented |
Clacton
NERFINISHED
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Harwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1971-05-03 ⓘ |
| defectedFrom | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defectedTo | UK Independence Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King’s College London
NERFINISHED
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St Benedict’s School, Ealing NERFINISHED ⓘ The University of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Carswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
The End of Politics and the Birth of iDemocracy
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The Plan: Twelve Months to Renew Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | Euroscepticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of direct democracy
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campaigning against the UK’s membership of the European Union ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| majorityInByElection | 12000+ votes (approximate) ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
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UK Independence Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Douglas Carswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first elected UKIP Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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politician ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Westminster, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament for Clacton
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Member of Parliament for Harwich ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ivan Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (during his time as MP) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Clementine Carswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stoodDownFromParliament | 2017 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Giles Watling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Brexit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 2017-05-03 ⓘ |
| termStart | 2005-05-05 ⓘ |
| twitterUsername | DouglasCarswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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